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Portugal - Exploring Faro

After our morning exploring the Parque Natural da Ria Formosa, we drove into Faro to have a look around town. The area inside the old town wall was lovely and dotted with orange trees.

The most charming part about the place was the storks nesting on the rooftops of many buildings. There were a few birds living on top of the Arco da Vila, a gate leading from the old town to new.

We went for lunch at Restaurante Taska and had our first taste of salt cod (bacalhau). We had ordered a dish of pork and onions but the owner insisted that we try the cod and brought us out a small portion on the house. She told us that there are as many ways to prepare bacalhau as there are days in the year. This particular variation was drizzled with oil and was covered in eggs, onions, and garlic. It was actually pretty tasty and not overly 'fishy' tasting. The restaurant was warm and inviting -- I definitely recommend stopping in.

Here's a sense of the area that we strolled during our afternoon stop in Faro. We covered about 2.3 miles during our visit.